Originally Posted By friendofdd Enjoyed this magnificant group yesterday. Twelve voices, singing eight parts, in the Opera House just prior to the Mr Lincoln presentation. Be sure to hear them.
Originally Posted By Autopia Deb I've always enjoyed them at EPCOT, so I'm pleased they've brought this special group to Disneyland. PS it's good to see you posting again FoDD, you were in my prayers.
Originally Posted By disneylandfan8 So good to see you again, FoDD! Will you be in the park this week? Would love to give you a hug!
Originally Posted By SuperDry <<< Enjoyed this magnificant group yesterday. >>> As did I. They were excellent! And sorry I missed seeing you in the park.
Originally Posted By jodiefra Do they have a schedule? Or do they perform all day? I have LOVED listening to them at WDW and will make a special trip or two to hear them at DL now too!
Originally Posted By WDWdreamin What a wonderful thing! I look forward to hearing them on my next trip.
Originally Posted By raer They perform different times of the day. Their schedule is in the entertainment guide.
Originally Posted By danyoung They've long been in the "don't miss" category for me. I've seen many shows in the American Adventure, and I can't wait to see the West Coast version in a couple of weeks!
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I've really enjoyed seeing them in WDW, and hope that they stay in DL for a very long time. It looks like they're currently only scheduled for 5 days a week (as opposed to 7 in WDW), but hopefully that's just until they get settled. From the videos I've seen so far, it looks like a strong group that is performing very well together, but they just don't seem to completely own it yet. That's one of those things that comes with time, and I'm sure they'll get the hang of it. Right now, there seems to be a lot of schick compared to the WDW version (which I really appreciate for its straightforwardness), but it could just be a part of the process of getting used to the audience. I hope that the venue works well for them. On previous visits to Mr Lincoln, I've noticed how acoustically dead that space is; if they can sound good in there, they can sound good anywhere. Unlike the American Adventure rotunda, which was designed with a capella acousitcs in mind, they're just getting dropped into an existing space, but they seem to be making the best of it. The format, with the performers on the stage, seems a lot more formal than WDW, where guests sit on the floor and wander around the room during performances, which has me a little worried. With a 15 minute set, followed by the entire Mr Lincoln presentation, that's a long time for some guests to sit and commit to one experience. I'm sure it will be a nice break during the hot summer months, but I am a little worried about it long term.
Originally Posted By MouseBear Salutations All, The Voices of Liberty were wonderful. I teach at a high school that houses a 7-12 grade performing arts charter school. We have a cappella choir that my daughter just got into. So I know what these groups should sound like. So I very much recommend seeing them if you are in the Park. MB
Originally Posted By SuperDry <<< With a 15 minute set, followed by the entire Mr Lincoln presentation, that's a long time for some guests to sit and commit to one experience. I'm sure it will be a nice break during the hot summer months, but I am a little worried about it long term. >>> There's an easy enough solution for this: simply get up and leave when the performers are leaving and skip the Lincoln show. That's what I did.
Originally Posted By Manfried I saw the Voices and loved them. I got up and left. Maybe its time for Disney to shutter Lincoln and just turn this into a true Opera House and let the Voices be the permanent show.
Originally Posted By mawnck >>Maybe its time for Disney to shutter Lincoln and just turn this into a true Opera House<< Good luck with that. Signed, the Republican Party of Orange County, CA
Originally Posted By Manfried Republicans have nothing to do with Lincoln being there. It's the hard core fans who want it, but sure don't go on it.
Originally Posted By mawnck >>Republicans have nothing to do with Lincoln being there.<< <a href="http://www.laughingplace.com/News-PID115410-115412.asp" target="_blank">http://www.laughingplace.com/N...5412.asp</a>
Originally Posted By Dabob2 The last time I saw Lincoln it had the Gettysburg Address and the earphones and the "haircut." What version of the Lincoln show is there now?
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA Dabob2 it's back to being more like the original -- in fact it may be the original -- with the pre-show slide show and "here in his own words" story, and the "the world has never had a good definition of the word liberty' speech - voiced by Royal Dano.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 Back to Dano?? Hurrah! Combine that with the more recent Lincoln figure - more physically articulate than the 60's version, but not the wildly gesticulating 80's version - and that would be great. I'd actually go see that again. Though... to be honest... probably not more than once or twice. I appreciate the importance of Lincoln in DL and AA history, but I think they should move him to a smaller theatre and make better use of the Main Street space.
